Next Door

"Some doors should never be opened."

2005 1h 15m NO

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6.4

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Synopsis

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After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies.

“Some doors should never be opened.”

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Cast

Kristoffer Joner
John
Cecilie A. Mosli
Anne
Julia Schacht
Kim
Anna Bache-Wiig
Ingrid
Michael Nyqvist
Åke
Øystein Martinsen
Peter
Odd Arno Midtsjø
Gammel mann
Magne Kipperrud
Kollega

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pål Sletaune
Writers: Pål Sletaune
Languages: Norwegian, Swedish
Countries: Norway, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Norway, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pål Sletaune, shot by John Andreas Andersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Simon Boswell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pål Sletaune directs. John Andreas Andersen behind the camera. Simon Boswell scores. Darek Hodor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Norwegian, Swedish.

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1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 21 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.
5International production across 2 countries: Norway, Sweden.
6Directed by Pål Sletaune, shot by John Andreas Andersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Simon Boswell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Kristoffer Joner and Cecilie A. Mosli and Julia Schacht carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Some doors should never be opened.".
11IMDB entry: tt0453383 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 13 themes, including "seduction", "cult", "girlfriend", "surrealism".
13Released under 13 different titles around the world.